SculptureItalian17th century

Madonna and Child

1625-1650

Artists

Alessandro AlgardiArtist

Classification

Sculpture

Technique

Cast

Medium

Bronze with dark brown patina

Culture

Italian

Century

17th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Paintings, Sculpture & Decorative Arts

Dimensions

53.7 × 30.3 × 20.5 cm (21 1/8 × 11 15/16 × 8 1/16 in.) with base: 54 cm (21 1/4 in.)

Provenance

Walter P. Chrysler, Jr., sold [through Sotheby's, New York, 1989, lot 156]; to Peter Jay Sharp, sold [through Sotheby's, New York, January 13, 1994, lot 47]; to Alexis Gregory, New York, gift; to Harvard University Art Museums, 2002.

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